Toy vehicle with spark producing device



April 13, 1937. R 2,076,760

TOY VEHICLE WITH SPARK PRODUCING DEVICE Filed Nov. 1, 1935 I I I I 1 5 II I l l I I I I I 2&0" o I I I I I m J l I l T I I I L I J12 vazzZor:

Patented Apr. 13, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY VEHICLE WITHSPARK PRODUGING DEVICE Carl Arnold, Nuremberg, Germany 3 Claims.

The invention relates to a toy vehicle, for instance in the form of anarmoured car, tank or the like with spark producing device andcharacterlzed in that during the running of the cara turret fitted withgun barrels is rotated by suitable means, a spark producing device alsorotated being actuated at the same time. By this arrangement the sparksproduced are thrown during the running of the car towards all sides fromthe turret, whereby a perfect effect is obtained.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in theaccompanying drawingin which:-

Fig. 1 shows the toy in section.

Fig. 2 is a top planview of the toy, the turret being removed.

The vehicle a is propelled by a spring motor b which at the same timeserves for actuating the spark producing device and for rotating thisdevice and also the armoured turret. With this object in view a bridge cis fixed on the casing of the spring motor I). This bridge 0 has a rivetd, ing or the like. Through the bridge and the rivet d an axle g,carrying a crown wheel 1, is loosely guided and engages by a gear h withthe spring motor b. The crown wheel 1 in turn rotates different pinionsand gear wheels i by which the spark producing mechanism It is actuated.By the crown wheel gear I and parts, g, h, i a rapid rotation iscommunicated to the spark producing mechanism. The gears Li and thespark producing device are rotatabiy mounted in and enclosed by a casingl arrangedon a star-shaped plate m. This plate m is loosely movable onthe rivet d and is turned by a cam disc n or the like, situated on theouter side of the casing of the spring motor, and driven from the springmotor so that v the star-shaped plate rotates together with the gears f,i, and the spark device.

40 An armoured turret o is mounted on the spark device casing and gunbarrels project from the same. This turret 0 has apertures 17 throughwhich the sparks are thrown out. It rotates with the casing and isguided in an aperture q 45 of the toy vehicle a.

If the driving mechanism b has been wound, the

the crown wheel gear and a rotating movement of the star-shaped plate,the spark casing and the armoured turret are obtained. The sparksproduced by the spark producing mechanism are rotated and produce asplendid effect.

I ciaim:--

1. A toy vehicle in the form of' an armoured car, tank or the like,comprising a spring motor adapted to propel the toy, a casing rotatablymounted on said motor, a crown wheel drive driven by said motor, a sparkproducing device in said casing actuated by said crown wheel drive, arivet at the bottom of said casing, a star wheel loosely mounted on saidrivet and rigidly connected with said casing, and a cam disc, driven bysaid motor and adapted to rotate said star wheel, said casing and saidspark producing device.

2. In a toy vehicle as specified in claim 1, an armoured tower removablyflttedon said casing and having apertures for the passage of the sparks,said armature. being rotated with 'said casing through the intermediaryof said star wheel and said cam disc.

3. A toy vehicle as specified in claim 1, in which the rivet carryingthe star wheel is 'arranged on a bridge fixed on the spring motor and acrown wheel axle of the crown wheel drive actuating the sparking deviceextends through said rivet.

CARL ARNOLD.

